"Hm? It chose this moment to come out!"
Chen Cuo immediately focused his senses.
Ever since the Ape in his mind had been born on Book Mountain, he had paid it close attention.
Yet after its first appearance, it had gone straight into his mind and vanished. Even searching through every thought had turned up no trace. He had never expected it to show itself of its own accord now, just as his name settled on the Starweave Ranking and his true name took shape!
Caught off guard, Chen Cuo did not rush to act. He watched coldly instead, sensing the changes and connections.
After all, the Ape had formed from his own thoughts. A bond remained between them.
The moment the Mind Monkey appeared, it bared its teeth, plucked out a Monkey Hair, and blew on it. A chaotic, restless thought shot forth like an arrow loosed from its bow, straight toward the glimmer of thought wrapped around the name "Chen Fangqing"!
Chen Cuo made no move to stop it. He let the restless thought merge with that glimmer and fall into the Starweave Ranking. Only when the light sank into the ranking did he muster his thoughts into an army and surround the Ape in his mind.
The Ape scratched its ears and cheeks, flashed a toothy grin, then blurred into a Dao Thought. It slipped among the army of thoughts and drifted with the tide, indistinguishable from the rest.
"So that's it! The Ape in my mind is almost an embodiment of my insight and stray thoughts. It vanished inside me because it hid in my subconscious, becoming practically part of my thoughts. Searching for a thought with thoughts is like trying to lift myself by my own hands. How could that be easy? But now that